On Sat, 3 May 2008 12:04:01 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
<ivor@thisaddressis.invalid> wrote:
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>In news:fvhfep$84r$1@energise.enta.net,
>Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> typed, for some strange,
>unexplained reason:
>: In article <481b8720$0$657$bed64819@news.gradwell.net>,
>: alexd <troffasky@hotmail.com> wrote:
>: >
>: ...lots of snippage ...
>:
>: Thanks for this. Quite Intersting, and food for thought...
>:
>: >> So what would you want out of a residential VoIP service?
>: >
>: >I think Sipgate's service pretty much covers what I'm after. The only
>: >gripe I have is the per-minute rather than per-second billing, but
>: >other than that I really can't complain given the cost.
>:
>: Also intersting, as Sipgate and myself share a common wholesaler, and
>: knowing the rates I get from them, I find this curious (but they could
>: be on a better rate than me!) Telephone billing systems are a black
>: art unto themselves. I'm sure universities will be offering PhD's in
>: it soon... (I bill by the second, but rounded up to the next 1p)
>
>I think that one of the reasons why Sipgate bill per minute is that they
>give the numbers away for free. I don't know of any other VoIP supplier
>who does that and for me it's worth it in the savings on monthly rentals.
>
>In fact, if you only call 0800 and Sipgate numbers, there's no obligation
>to put any credit on your account at all, I have a friend who's had a
>Sipgate number for 3 years and it's never cost him a penny. He only uses
>it for 0800 and to call me and a handful of other friends on the system.
>
>(Cue Ron with his rantings..!)
>
>Ivor[/color]
Just how many times do I have to tell you to **** OFF Ivor .